.The Atlanta ga Falcons possessed pretty perhaps the boldest offseason in the NFL, authorizing quarterback and also four-time Pro Bowler Kirk Cousins to a four-year, $180 million package ($ 100 thousand ensured) and additionally making Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. with the No. 8 choice in the 2024 NFL Draft.Team owner Arthur Blank created the case for why the Falcons, whom he designated "individual thinkers," were a good idea to allocate significant resources to a set of quarterbacks." Our team made it clear to Kirk and others that our team perhaps were going to prepare a quarterback in the course of this draft. As it ended up, Michael Penix, for our training staff as well as our staffs department, classed amazingly higher. They watched him as a remarkable gamer," Space told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Tuesday. "Our team have actually been through a situation, post-Matt Ryan, when our experts're seeing that film when our company didn't possess a franchise business quarterback. Our experts really did not would like to redo that again. I suggest, I absolutely really did not. I'm super sensitive to all forms of progression planning. After 60-odd years of organization, in any sort of service, that is actually crucial. At the crucial posture, the quarterback setting in the NFL, that's extremely necessary. " So, just listening closely to our mentoring personnel and our workers department, they definitely decided. Michael was visiting be readily available at number eight. They viewed an amazing talent. Kirk Cousins is our franchise business quarterback, is our beginning quarterback, and he appears to be doing fantastic coming from a clinical point ofview." Cousins, that are going to be 36 at the beginning of the 2024 period, possessed his 2023 project interrupted after 8 video games because of a torn Achilles. He devoted the previous 6 seasons of his occupation along with the Minnesota Vikings, which was preceded through six seasons in Washington, with him being actually the full-time starter the final 3 years (2015-17). Prior to the Achilles tear, Cousins amounted to 2,331 passing gardens, 18 passing touchdowns, five interceptions and a 103.8 passer rating, while completing 69.5% of his passes.Meanwhile, Penix ended up second in 2023 Heisman Trophy voting, a year after completing eighth. Over his 2 times in Washington (2022-23), Penix balanced 4,772 passing backyards, 33.5 passing touchdowns, 9.5 interceptions and also a 154.2 passer rating every season, while completing 65.4% of his passes.The Huskies went a bundled 25-3 with Penix under facility, highlighted by meeting last time's University Soccer Playoff National Championship game.Atlanta is going over a 3rd successive 7-10 time, which caused head coach Arthur Johnson's dismissal in favor of previous Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator and former Falcons interim coach Raheem Morris. In addition, the Falcons have not created the playoffs or possessed a winning file considering that 2017. Eagles under 10.5 success, Cowboys, Falcons over highlight Danny Parkins' succeed complete wagers Atlanta ga has started 3 quarterbacks over the past 2 years, which happened after trading the pro and four-time Pro Bowler Ryan to the Indianapolis Colts in 2022: Desmond Ridder, Marcus Mariota and Taylor Heinicke." Our team really hope and hope he's [Relatives] received three to four terrific years before him, perhaps past that. That recognizes? However our experts likewise understand that at some point, there are going to be actually an aspect that our experts'll need a switch," Empty pointed out regarding Atlanta's future at quarterback. "Our company wish to make certain we carry out that easily." Empty referenced the Veggie Bay Packers, that traded as much as decide on quarterback Jordan Affection in the 2020 NFL Draft and also sat him behind Aaron Rodgers for three times, as a potential version for the Falcons Love helped the Packers hit the NFC local round in his very first full season under center (2023) and also gained a four-year, $220 million expansion from Veggie Gulf last week. [Want terrific accounts provided right to your inbox? Make or even log in to your FOX Athletics profile, adhere to organizations, crews as well as players to acquire a personalized e-newsletter daily.] Adhere to Follow your favorites to tailor your FOX Athletics experience Atlanta georgia Falcons Michael Penix Jr. Kirk Cousins Obtain even more coming from National Soccer League Follow your faves to acquire information regarding video games, updates as well as additional.